CSC 490 Spring 2002 Assignments

An overview table with the assignments and their respective contribution to the grades can be found in the Syllabus.

Presentation Report

For each of the presentations, each student needs to write a short report with the following structure:
Title
Speaker
name, affiliation
Author
student writing the report
Summary of the talk (4 points)
main points of the talk
Clarification Questions (2 points)
at least 3 questions to the speaker (e.g. for further details on some topics, or for clarification)
Comprehension Questions (2 points)
questions and answers that can be used to evaluate the understanding (these may be used for the midterm or final)
References (2 points)
at least 3 additional references (books, journal articles, Web pages) relevant for the topic, with one or two sentences that briefly explain why you think that particular reference is relevant
The report will be evaluated by the instructor, possibly in collaboration with the speakers. Each report will be worth 10 points, and the points for all the reports will be added up, with a cap at 100 points. Since there are more than ten presentations, you can make up for a possible lower score on some reports by submitting more than ten. These reports contributes 50% to the grade.

Exams

There will be at least one exam, and possibly one or two short quizzes. The exams will contribute 25% to the grade.

Speaker Hosting

The tasks to be performed by the student hosts are outlined in a separate document containing a speaker checklist. The student hosts are required to write a report on their activities related to the hosting. There is no prescribed format for this report, but it should address at least the following issues: The overall hosting performance, including the report, contributes 25% to the grade.
Franz Kurfess
Last modified: Fri May 31 14:20:26 PDT 2002